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TMID Editorial: Six weeks

Wednesday, 4 May 2022, 09:26 Last update: about 5 years ago

The State opening of Parliament will take place on Saturday, a full six weeks after the election was held on 26 March. That day, the Labour Party obtained a record victory, the third in a row,...

TMID Editorial: Proposed Parliamentary changes

Tuesday, 3 May 2022, 09:07 Last update: about 5 years ago

The Nationalist Party plans to press for a number of changes to Parliament this legislature, and their ideas are generally quite good. One suggestion is for the introduction of Prime...

TMIS Editorial: A new term, a new Parliament

Sunday, 1 May 2022, 11:00 Last update: about 5 years ago

Parliament is set to convene on Saturday, the first time after the election which solidified the Labour Party’s grip on the nation with a record majority, the third in a row. MPs will be...

TMID Editorial: Action against SLAPPs

Saturday, 30 April 2022, 08:20 Last update: about 5 years ago

The European Commission has said that it is taking action to improve protection of journalists and human rights defenders from abusive court proceedings. Finally, some sort of action is going to...

TMID Editorial: Life goes on, but not for the victims

Thursday, 28 April 2022, 10:29 Last update: about 5 years ago

The government will be pressing ahead with what it has described as the Covid exit roadmap. Last Friday, Health Minister Chris Fearne held a press conference in which, together with health...

TMID Editorial: ‘It's not me, it's them’

Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 09:16 Last update: about 5 years ago

The above title is a quote taken from a speech delivered by the chief of the European Union’s financial crime watchdog. Last week, Laura Codruţa Kövesi said that Malta is paying...

TMID Editorial: The PN’s financial woes

Tuesday, 26 April 2022, 10:34 Last update: about 5 years ago

The Nationalist Party is in big trouble. On Sunday, PN Leader Bernard Grech announced that the party is €32 million in debt. This will not be an easy hole for the party to climb out...

TMID Editorial: The Maltese volunteers

Monday, 25 April 2022, 10:37 Last update: about 5 years ago

News stories about Maltese volunteers doing their part to help Ukrainian refugees have been appearing in the news, and it just goes to show how the everyday person in the street could do their part to...

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